Baughman Rocks - Forbes State Forest - Savage, PA
N 39° 47.157 W 079° 10.597
17S E 656132 N 4405590
This Sign is located at Mount Davis State Forest Monument on South Wolf Rock Road in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania within the Mount Davis Natural Area of Forbes State Forest
Waymark Code: WMW9MH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
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“Baughman Rocks
Henry Baughman – an ill-tempered man – and his two sons, were searching the fields for lost cows. The father became angry with his youngest son, August, who was slowing the search The father struck him with a stick, knocking him unconscious Henry, thinking his son was dead, hid the body, amongst what is now BAUGHMAN ROCKS. Later, returning to the site, he could not find the body. On the testimony of his eldest son, Henry was tried, convicted and served a term for second-degree murder What happened to August remains a mystery to this day. “
Group that erected the marker: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Forestry
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
South Wolf Rock Road
Fort Hill, PA USA
15540
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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